Ghana’s Black Stars and 19 other African teams will be waiting anxiously for the crucial and final round of qualifying matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, after easing past the knockout stage into the group qualifiers.

Football’s world governing body FIFA will announce the date for the draws for the group qualifiers.

Wakaso Mubarak and Jordan Ayew provided the killer punches which flattened a brave Comoros side, as the Stars called the bluff of the island nation with a 2-0 win in the return leg clash last Tuesday in Kumasi.

British sculptor and former athlete, Donald Brown, is in Ghana to spearhead a global peace initiative, using sports and arts as tools to promote the project.

The 2011 European Masters 60-metre indoor champion has created a painting titled “A Sporting Chance for Peace” with which he is touring the world to present to leaders and citizens of various countries aimed at promoting global peace.

As part of activities marking the celebration of this year's Abiriw Ohum (Eba) Festival, Atemantere beat Konkonso, courtesy an own goal to kick off an eight-week soccer gala last Saturday.

The second match last Sunday between Alabiri and Akesere ended in favour of the latter through a lone goal scored by Owusu George.

Fred Boateng of Nsuta Golf Club emerged winner of the first Technical Mechanical Services (TMS) sponsored golf tournament at the Damang Golf Club.

Boateng, with a handicap 2, returned with 79 strokes to win the competition, while Daniel Odoom from Damang Golf Club came second with 81 strokes on count back, with Yaw Anarf from Tarkwa Golf Club returning with 81 strokes to take the third position.

The quest to feature for football clubs in Europe and other parts of the world has prevented Aduana Stars right-back, Godfred Saka, from signing for either Accra Hearts of Oak or Kumasi Asante Kotoko.

According to Saka, he was rather focused on working hard with Aduana with the view of gaining much experience to land a lucrative contract abroad.

A seminar designed to educate parents and guardians with children of intellectual disabilities to appreciate the essence of supporting their children who have interest in sports will take place at the Dzorwulu Special School in Accra tomorrow.

About 100 parents and guardians from Accra and its environs will participate in the seminar which also seeks to educate the participants on the health needs of their wards with the view of keeping them active.

George Afriyie has been named the vice-president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) at a the meeting of the Executive Committee (ExCo) yesterday.

The president of the GFA, Kwesi Nyantakyi, named Afriyie as the vice-president for a four-year term at the first meeting of the newly-formed Executive Committee to discuss the direction of Ghana football for the next four years.

He takes over from Fred Crentsil, who lost out at the recent ExCo elections on the ticket of Techiman City.

Coach of premiership debutants Dreams FC, Charles Kwabla Akonnor, says his target for the season is to fight to avoid relegation and retain their place in the premier league.

After guiding the club to the elite division as Zone Three champions in the Division One League, the former Black Stars captain says Dreams FC have modest ambitions, but hopes to build on their experience in top flight football in subsequent seasons.

“Since we are a young and inexperienced side, it will be fair to say that we will work hard to stay in the league and avoid relegation,” he said.

Bukom born lightweight fighter, Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe says he would present a befitting birthday package to his managerAsamoah Gyan as he faces off with Tanzania Allan Kamote tonight for the highly coveted WBA International lightweight championship at the D.G. Hathiramani Sports Hall of the Accra Stadium.

“I have reached a stage in my life where I’m taking everything easy and I know him very well, he has fought here before and I promise you I won’t take him far, he will lose again”, he told a packed crowd of teeming supporters and fans at the Accra Stadium on Thursday.

However, his opponent, who had lost previously to George Ashie at the Accra Stadium, was philosophical but firm about his chances.

The new vice president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) George Kwasi Afriyie, says his position is not only reward for hardwork and loyalty to Ghana football, but also a big challenge to help take the sport to a higher level.

Afriyie replaces former vice president, Fred Crentsil, who was unable to retain his seat on the recently held Executive Committee (ExCo) elections.

The Black Stars may have qualified for the group stage of the African qualifiers for the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup, but a section of the fans in Kumasi who watched last Tuesday’s scare from Les Coelecantes of the Comoros Island are worried about the team’s quality and capability to clinch a fourth birth at the mundial.

With the exception of man-of-the-match, Mubarak Wakaso, and full back, Harrison Afful, the fans are of the view that the rest of the players were ordinary on the day and their performance did not merit the win by the Stars.

However, the fans are holding Coach Avram Grant for much of the blame for the unimpressive performance of the team, describing him as ‘lazy’ and not doing much to make entry into the Stars competitive to merit the national jersey.

The CEO of Joy Dadi Industries, Dr Takyi Manfred has presented a Range Rover 2013 edition to Landmark Promotions as the reward for the upcoming December 26 bout between Braimah Kamoko aka Bukom Banku, and Michael Ayittey Powers Okine.

The immediate past Ashanti Regional Hockey Association President, Yaw Acheampong Boafo, said he did not resign from the position because of a drain on his pocket but due to personal reasons.

Claude LeRoy resigned as coach of Congo Brazzaville just hours after securing a place for the country in the final of qualifying for the World Cup.

A new trophy will be at stake when Kumasi Asante kotoko and AshantiGold clash in this year’s SIC Nyemitei SWAG Cup match at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday, November 29.

SIC Insurance Company Limited, headline sponsors of the annual cup match, has procured a brand new  21-inch trophy to replace the existing one which had been used for over a decade and was won by Heart of Lions in 2009 when the SIC Nyemitei SWAG Cup was last played.